I felt an orb whiz past me in the dead of the night in my new home. I've seen my father who passed several times. while i have been almost falling asleep.
No dream that either. I have seen a shadow of someone standing outside my bedroom window in my husband's place weeks before my FIL passed. I dont discuss or try to validate. i accept these things exist.
Does freak me out from time to time tho

When I was preparing for TOEFL and SAT to come to US, one of my dad's friend was helping me prepare. I used to stay at their place a lot and one day my dad's friend's wife died in front of me. She was very good lady and used to help me a lot in studies (in English). Since they were from Mumbai and the lady was Christian, they wanted to do the ceremony in Mumbai, so I had to stay in the house for that night.
I asked my friends to accompany me and we were all scared (the house was a little far from city). And in the morning, I could see a ghostly figure by my side trying to wake me up and asking me to prepare for my exam .
I could not speak anything and the figure vanished in front of me. Now I know this cannot be real, cause I do not beleive in ghosts but man was I spooked

Second such experience was when I first came to US and got my own apartment. Next day was my first day at university and I did not have any alarm clock or anything. So I was worried I might not wake up in the morning and would miss the classes (did not have any friends then and first class was at 8). At about 7:00 I was a shadow by my side asking me to wake up.

Every now and then I see these shadows by my bed and then I stay awake for the rest of the night

So yeah it is fun

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Originally Posted by dollyg

I felt an orb whiz past me in the dead of the night in my new home. I've seen my father who passed several times. while i have been almost falling asleep.
No dream that either. I have seen a shadow of someone standing outside my bedroom window in my husband's place weeks before my FIL passed. I dont discuss or try to validate. i accept these things exist.
Does freak me out from time to time tho

Both seem a little similar; I mean seeing shadows of people who passed away. This brings us to another question, can a soul come to pay a visit (like it happened in your cases) even after it takes a rebrith?
Any thoughts on that?
Another interesting thing is, I have come across people (just like you and me) who have seen shadows but they have always been friendly (not-harmful). I have never heard a real story where a ghost was hurtful.

When my mom was little, she had a few experiences. But thats back home in tamilnadu.

Both seem a little similar; I mean seeing shadows of people who passed away. This brings us to another question, can a soul come to pay a visit (like it happened in your cases) even after it takes a rebrith?
Any thoughts on that?
Another interesting thing is, I have come across people (just like you and me) who have seen shadows but they have always been friendly (not-harmful). I have never heard a real story where a ghost was hurtful.

When my mom was little, she had a few experiences. But thats back home in tamilnadu.

I do not think souls take rebirth immediately. Not all of them anyways. also if they did, there would not be a spirit. it would be a new lif somewhere.
Anyway, Im not so sure about rebirth anymore. Or when and how it happens after death.
spirits might be trapped in a middle land and confused and still carry unresolved issues / feelings from this birth. unless they are resolved or somehow guided back to their actual path, they will be restless souls trying to reconnect to the ones they know.

I do not think souls take rebirth immediately. Not all of them anyways. also if they did, there would not be a spirit. it would be a new lif somewhere.
Anyway, Im not so sure about rebirth anymore. Or when and how it happens after death.
spirits might be trapped in a middle land and confused and still carry unresolved issues / feelings from this birth. unless they are resolved or somehow guided back to their actual path, they will be restless souls trying to reconnect to the ones they know.

Not sure how it happens in your traditions but in ours, for every auspicious occasion, we buy new cloths for the ones who have passed away (like uncles/grand parents etc) and leave them at the pooja place and later donate to temple. It is believed that the souls would feel loved if they see new cloths.

Not sure how it happens in your traditions but in ours, for every auspicious occasion, we buy new cloths for the ones who have passed away (like uncles/grand parents etc) and leave them at the pooja place and later donate to temple. It is believed that the souls would feel loved if they see new cloths.

There are people in Japan who have an ancestors pedestal like we have mandirs in our house. For each ancestor that has passed they have a token there. They offer food daily to this pedestal.
In my culture we do shraddh offerings, thats pretty much it.

Offering new clothes or food for souls?
How do you know the souls are watching? and more specific watching at the correct time.
I can imagine, if i become a soul, I would not like to hang around and watch my family remember me (that might make me more sad), so i would like to watch something/someone else

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Offering new clothes or food for souls?
How do you know the souls are watching? and more specific watching at the correct time.
I can imagine, if i become a soul, I would not like to hang around and watch my family remember me (that might make me more sad), so i would like to watch something/someone else